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Friday, March 21, 2014

Rhoads: The Good Guys Win One

By Mark Rhoads -

A U.S. District Court Judge ruled on March 19 in favor of Voter ID laws in Kansas and Arizona.

The ruling states that the Constitution gives states the power to determine voter qualifications and if states want to require that applicants for voter registration offer proof of U.S. citizenship, then the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC) cannot block, invalidate, or overturn state laws.

Judge Eric Melgren noted that the Congress created the EAC after the Florida recount in 2000 to help states update administrative procedures, not to write new take over election laws from the states. So the court order requires that the EAC insert language on federal forms to reflect the state law requirement.

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Rhoads: The Good Guys Win One

By Mark Rhoads -

A U.S. District Court Judge ruled on March 19 in favor of Voter ID laws in Kansas and Arizona.

The ruling states that the Constitution gives states the power to determine voter qualifications and if states want to require that applicants for voter registration offer proof of U.S. citizenship, then the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC) cannot block, invalidate, or overturn state laws.

Judge Eric Melgren noted that the Congress created the EAC after the Florida recount in 2000 to help states update administrative procedures, not to write new take over election laws from the states. So the court order requires that the EAC insert language on federal forms to reflect the state law requirement.